Cash-carrier



H. PLETTER.

CASH CARRIER.

(No Model.)

N0. 452,475. Patented May 19, 1891.

i UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

HENRY FLETTER, OF KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNEASSIGNMENTS, TO THE LAMSON CONSOLIDATED STORESERVICE COMPANY, OF NEWJERSEY.

CASH-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 452,475, dated May 19,1891.y

l Application tiled January 19, 1887. Serial No. 224,779. (No model.)

T all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, HENRY FLETTER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kalamazoo, county of Kalamazoo, State of Michigan,

have invented a new and useful Cash-Carrier,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cash-carriers the cars of which are thrown byprojectile force over a suspended wire track.

1o It has for its lobject certain details of iinprovexnents and novelassociation of parts, substantially as below described and claimed.

Inv the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure l is aside elevation;

Fig. 2, a section on line l 1 in Fig. 1 looking from a point above saidline; Fig. '3, a section of parts on line 3 3 looking from a point atthe left; Fig. 4, broken details of the car in Fig. l, the cash-boxbeing in Vertical section;

2o and Fig. 5 is an enlarged view looking down on one end of the car,parts being in section on line 2 2 in Fig. l.

Referring to the lettered parts of the drawings, B is a pendent support,preferably a z 5 hollow pipe, supposed to be suspended from the ceilingoverhead in a room; but the upper end of the pipe is here shown broken.The wire track E is anchored to the support B and stretched taut in theordinary manner 3o of such tracks. In this connection it will beunderstood that the construction here shown, except the car, is ofcourse duplicated at the other end of the track or other station, onlyone station being here shown. 3 5 At A, C, and P is shown a frameattached to the support B and extended therefrom above and on a planewith the track E. The rod C of the frame is parallel with the track E,and the rod A of course serves as a brace. The bar e of the carriage isbelow the track, and is centrally provided with a cash-box pendent belowit. The elbow-bars r are made from two like straps with a space betweenthem, in which space are the wheels and track E, said Wheels beingjournaled or pivoted at the bend of the elbow, Figs. l and 5. The freeend of the elbow-bars r is forked or recessed, Fig. 5, and may or maynot be provided with a rubber bumper R in said recess 5o to contact withthe carthrower D.

The thrower D is provided with eyed ends adapted to slide on theguide-bar C of the frame A C and the track E. The thrower is forced ashort distance forward by pulling quickly and forcibly on the handle Tof the cord c. This cord c passes up over pulley c', j ournaled to thesupport B, thence forward to the end P of the frame A C, around pulleyt, and thence back and is attached to the thrower D. The thrower thuscontacting with 6o the car forces it over the track E from one stationto another. The spring-cushiont' limits the distance the thrower iscarried forward. This cushion prevents too great a concussion,andbyitsusetheoperatorhasmoreconfidence and is more liable to give thedesired force `to the throw. By means of the collar z and set-screw thespring-cushion is adjustable on the guide-bar C. An elastic cord a isattached to the thrower D at d, passes over the 7o pulley fu, journaledto support B, and from thence extends forward and is attached to theframe. The construction of this cord brings the thrower D back to place;but this in some instances, if desired, may be dispensed wit-h- 7 5such, for instance, as when the track is so short that the car goes withforce enough to carry the thrower back when intercepting it at theopposite station. lf desired, the forked ends of the wheel-supports o rmay be dispensed with and the thrower D be permitted to contact with thegroove of the car-wheel x. In short, any style of car maybe used whichcan be thrown over the track by means substantially as herein shown.

u is a tripper of bell-crank shape, pivoted to the thrower D andextending above it,where the cord c, Fig. l, is attached.

b is a vertically-playing spring-actuated catch, and y are vertical endpieces forked at 9o the upper end, so as to clear the track. The lowerend of the catch b is beveled, and the upper end of the end piece y onlike planes, so that when the car reaches the station the contact ofthese bevels forces the catch up and 9 5 allows the end piece to catchbehind it, as in Fig. 1. Then the car is heldby this catch,a pulll onthe cord c of course first operates the bell-crank to raise the catch b,and the upper end of the bell-crank tripper soon contacting roo with theprojection fof the throwcr l) forces the thrower D forward and sends thethenreleased car over the track E. In lien of this latch device or incombination therewith the ear may beheld by the lower end of the piecef2] entering the spring-clamp s s. Figs. I and 2 show the clamp securedto the support B and open at the front to receive with a grasping holdthe piece y; but in many instances no means whatever for locking orholding the car will be necessary; but the clamp s s is deemeddesirable, as the resistance against the effort to start the thrower I)gives the latter greater force when once released. The pulleys 'n n maybe employed to guide the cord c. The pulleys i: r are supposed to be ina mortise through the pipe B; but this is a matter of: choice. The pipeis here shown broken to show the pulleys plainly. By this simplearrangement of car and thrower D there is but little liability of theparts getting ont ot order, and the parts act with great accuracy, owinglargely to the thrower being a vertical bar sliding` at its upper andlower ends on the guide-bar and wire and presenting its edge to contactwith the forked end of the wheel-support. By this means great torce withlittle power can be imparted to the car, and the operator soon becomesso proficient as to impart accurately the needed force to throw the carto the station at the cashiers desk.

At F is a bell-shaped receptacle pendant from the car and flanged inwardat the lower rim, Fig. i.

rIhe caslrbox Il has two perforated ings I on the bottom. The lightelastic handle Il, bent upon itself in loop form, is rc-enforced by thespring f3. Above this spring the ends are bent laterally, passingloosely through the lugs l and catch on the flange of the receptacle F,Fig. 4, at c c'. The cash-box is detached by comprcssin g the handle H,which action disengagcs the ends c from the flange.

Any suitable cash-box may be employed, and it may bc used to carryparcels as well as cash.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim isl. The combination ofa track, a car adapted to travel thereon, a car-thrower, a catch forengagement with the car, a tripper mounted on the thrower, and a cordconnected with the tripper for releasing the catch and operating thethrower, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a track, a car adapted to travel thereon, acar-thrower, a catch for engagement with the car, a tripper forreleasing said catch in operating the thrower, and a clamp engaging withthe car for temporarily holding the car against the force exerted by thethrower, substantially as described.

$3. In a cash-carrier apparatus, the combination, with an elevated trackand a car adapted to traverse said track and provided with the verticalend pieces, of a pendent snpport provided with the frame, the pulley andspringactuated catch, the thrower, and a bell-crank tripper pivotedthereto for operating said catch, and a cord for operating both thebellcrank tripper and throwcr, substantially as set forth.

I. The combination ofa track, a car adapted to travel thereon, acar-thrower unconnected with the ear sliding on a way above the track, acatch for engagement with the car, and a tripper' mounted on the throwcrfor releasing the catch in operating the thrower, substantiall y asdescribed.

In testimony of the foregoing I have hercunto subscribed my name inpresence of. two witnesses.

l IF R'Y FLE'VFER.

Witnesses:

HENRY G. M. HOWARD, Isaac M. Mrrrnx'rnnn,

